I, Tan Ye am a normal person who was transmigrated to this xianxia world. If it were anyone else, they would surely be overjoyed and face the heavens.
However! I just wanted to live a happy life!
Even my dreams are so normal right!? So why did this trash system kidnap me until I mastered Poetry, Music, Painting, and Sculpting!?
Well, forget it. It's already come to a pass and lingering on it would be foolish of me. At the very least, I'm simply thankful that I don't have to fight.
Finally after 12 years, I was let go to explore the world.
Outside of a plain looking shack in who knows where, Tan Ye sat on his rocking chair with a clear glass cup as he looked out from within. He sipped the orange juice and layed back in pure bliss. The coldness of the drink flowed right through his whole body as the sunlight hitting his skin made him warm.
He put his arms under his head, “This is the life. After all my suffering, this was worth it.”
Tan Ye didn’t have to worry about food nor drink due to his reward. The “Infinite Fridge”. At first, he thought that he would have to hunt for food or have to work in order to earn money for food after the system left him; however, the rewards that he had gotten over the years were still here.
Tan Ye looked at the scriptures and paintings he had drawn. He wanted to open a store to sell his things, but that sounds annoying to manage.
I'll still need to work though, sigh~. I’m not even sure that the “infinite Fridge” is really infinite or not. It’s too risky to bank my whole life on it. But for now, I’ll continue like this until it runs out.
Yawning, he put the things in the back of his head.
“Let me recharge first.”
The scent of the forest green, the soft touches on his nose and cheeks as the wind brushed past, the sunrays as they passed through his closed eyes. These moments were really what made his life worth it.
If he could, he would want to stay here forever and never leave his home.
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.
His bamboo door heard 3 knocks.
“...It should be fine, right?”
Yeah right! As if! I’m all alone here in the woods, who would even come and visit here? It can’t be a monster or a old expert expecting to take over my body right!?
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
EEEK! His body instinctively jumped up.
The knocks came faster this time. Tan Ye could feel the aggression behind these knocks. If it was a expert and they forced their way in, he would be as good as dead! It was better to take the initiative and open the door to welcome them in…
Thinking that, Tan Ye steeled his heart and put on his corporate smile.
“Coming, coming!”
Just as he was getting closer, he could bickering from a female and male voice.
CREAK~
The door opened and in front of him were two dashing cultivators. He could tell in an instant that they were orthodox cultivators with their white and blue robes.
The man was handsome with a calming face, but had strange pale lips. While contrasting that was a Woman that rolled her eyes and tapped on her sword impatiently. She was the typical beauty that xianxia protagonists would meet in novels.
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However, this wasn’t a novel, but reality! Looking even in her eyes could cause him to go blind if she got mad!
“Could I help you?”
Tan Ye spoke out with a big smile, but internally he sighed in relief.
The Man smiled and clasped his hands in a respectful manner. It was so respectful that it caught Tan Ye by surprise.
“Senior, we were journeying through Black Woods and saw your shack. Would it be alright to take shelter in it? Of course, we will pay whatever price.”
Tan Ye could hear the seriousness of the tone.
Is one of them heavily injured? Internal injuries?
That was one thought as seeing that they weren’t showing signs of blood.
Tan Ye’s consciousness weighed the pros and cons.
What if their enemies….
The man patiently waited for an answer, but the Woman was having none of it.
“I’ll give you this!”
She thrust out her hand with the sword scaring the living soul out of Tan Ye.
“Junior Sister! That sword-”
She interrupted his statement, “What good is a sword when it can’t save your life senior brother!? Rather than have it by my side, I rather lose it so you can live!”
Her eyes were determined that no matter what, she would give up her precious sword.
Tan Ye shook his head frantically. “Uhh I don’t want your sword.”
Are you crazy!? If you give me your sword, your enemies will think that I’m acquainted with you guys! Not to mention that this sword sounds like a big deal and a huge pain in the ass!
Her confidence fell as Tan Ye refused her sword. She grabbed her hand tightly to the point it began to shake.
“Senior how about-”
BAM!
Tan Ye and the man looked at the female who was kneeling now. Her sobbing voice spoke out. Tears ran down her cheeks as she disregarded her appearance.
“I beg of you! I’m willing to do anything as long as you let Senior Brother Liu stay!”
“Junior Sister! Stop it!”
The man yelled out to her in an attempt to sever any foolishness.
“Cough! Cough!” Due to the shout, he felt pain in his chest and fell to one of his knees.
“Senior Brother!” She rushed to support this Senior Brother Liu.
All while Tan Ye was looking on in silent solitude….
Holy hell. Why does it seem like I’m the bad guy here?
A girl kneeling in front of him, on his footsteps saying that she’ll do anything…
Isn’t this just pressuring me to let them in!? Now I feel like a real dick if I didn’t let them in…
Tan Ye looked at the sweats falling off of Liu. His pale lips still manage to speak out.
“Senior, sorry to trouble you…” His knees stood up while shaking. Liu turned and was trying to leave.
Sigh~ whatever!
Tan Ye walked to his right side and supported him.
“Senior?”
“You can stay. As for payments…Just give me money.”
“Sob, thank you, sob!”
They walked into his shack and layed the man on the wooden rocking chair. Thinking that it would be too hard for a patient, Tan Ye put several pillows on it.
“I’ll get you something to eat and drink.”
“Thank you, Senior. I, Liu Chang won’t forgive this favor.”
The woman also followed suite. “I, Hua Ming, won’t forget this favor!”
“Sure sure…By the way, why are you calling me senior? I don’t look that old do I?” Tan Ye looked down at his clothes and patted them.
“I apologize for any disrespect but then…what should we call senior….”
“Again with senior…Just call me Tan Ye. If anyones a senior here, its you two.” Saying that Tan Ye chuckled and went to get food.
“T-this senior is quite…”
“Junior Sister, since senior-Master Tan Ye wishes for us to call him such than we should.”
“But to think that there would be such a hidden expert hidden here at Black Woods. Could he be an ancestor of ours?”
“I’m not too sure. Master never mentioned such a person. Just from the spiritual density of this shack, these trees, even these weeds; This person might be from a higher realm. Also from the way I see it, this might really be a youngster.”
“S-senior brother!? That can’t be! How can–”
“It’s not impossible. His actions have a grace to them, but lacks a certain maturity. And most importantly…Master Tan Ye also said it himself right?”
They think back to his words, If anyones a senior here, its you two.
“This world has things that are unexplainable, deceiving, and impossible things. You have to open your mind to understand them, Junior Sister.”
He put his weak hand on her head. Hua Ming only nodded in response.
“Could he be 100 years old?”
“....cough cough.” Choking on his saliva Liu Chang quickly corrected her thinking, “It’s rude to guess someone's age.”
Far out in the woods on a mountain full of monster corpses sat a demon cackling. The stench of iron overtook the smell of the previous forIts laughter echoed throughout the forest and wherever it went, it made the leaves blacken and rot. His hands, blood red and his smile showing his sharp teeths. The demons pupils looked left and right; its head tilted upwards as it sniffed the air.
“Found you!”